CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		May 01, 2020	May 03, 2019
Revenue:
Revenue	[1],[2]	$ 2,734	$ 2,450	[3]
Operating expenses:
Research and development	[2],[4]	665	590	[3]
Sales and marketing	[2],[4]	917	868	[3]
General and administrative	[2],[4]	246	209	[3]
Realignment and loss on disposition	[2],[4]	4	0	[3]
Operating income		418	354	[3]
Investment income		5	14	[3]
Interest expense		(49)	(34)	[3]
Other income (expense), net		(6)	17	[3]
Total income before income tax		368	351	[3]
Income tax benefit		(18)	(14)	[3]
Net income		386	365	[3],[5],[6]
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests		0	(15)	[3],[6]
Net income attributable to VMware, Inc.		$ 386	$ 380	[3]
Net income per weighted-average share attributable to VMware, Inc. common stockholders, basic for Classes A and B (in USD per share)		$ 0.92	$ 0.91	[3]
Net income per weighted-average share attributable to VMware, Inc. common stockholders, diluted for Classes A and B (in USD per share)		$ 0.92	$ 0.89	[3]
Weighted-average shares, basic for Classes A and B (in shares)		418,383	417,636	[3]
Weighted-average shares, diluted for Classes A and B (in shares)		421,513	426,697	[3]
Cost of subscription and SaaS revenue
Operating expenses:
Stock-based compensation		$ 4	$ 3
Cost of services revenue
Operating expenses:
Stock-based compensation		22	18
Research and development
Operating expenses:
Stock-based compensation		125	102
Sales and marketing
Operating expenses:
Stock-based compensation		72	63
General and administrative
Operating expenses:
Stock-based compensation		49	30
License
Revenue:
Revenue	[1],[2]	660	646	[3]
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue	[2],[4]	40	36	[3]
License | Dell
Revenue:
Revenue		323	279
Subscription and SaaS
Revenue:
Revenue	[1],[2]	572	411	[3]
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue	[2],[4]	126	94	[3]
Subscription and SaaS | Dell
Revenue:
Revenue		115	72
Services
Revenue:
Revenue	[1],[2]	1,502	1,393	[3]
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue	[2],[4]	318	299	[3]
Services | Dell
Revenue:
Revenue		$ 444	$ 326

[1] (3) Includes related party revenue as follows (refer to Note C): License May 1, 2020: $323 million, May 3, 2019: $279 million, Subscription and SaaS May 1, 2020: $115 million, May 3, 2019: $72 million, Services May 1, 2020: $444 million, May 3, 2019: $326 million

[2] Effective the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, revenue and cost recognized from subscription and SaaS offerings is being presented separately (refer to Note A).

[3] Adjusted to reflect the recast of prior period information due to the Pivotal Software, Inc. (“Pivotal”) acquisition in fiscal 2020, which was accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control (refer to Note A).

[4] (4) Includes stock-based compensation as follows: Cost of subscription and SaaS revenue May 1, 2020: $4 million, May 3, 2019: $3 million, Cost of services revenue May 1, 2020: $22 million, May 3, 2019: $18 million, Research and development May 1, 2020 $125 million, May 3, 2019: $102 million, Sales and marketing May 1, 2020: $72 million, May 3, 2019: $63 million, General and administrative May 1, 2020: $49 million, May 3, 2019: $30 million

[5] Adjusted to reflect the recast of prior period information due to the Pivotal acquisition in fiscal 2020, which was accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control (refer to Note A).

[6] Adjusted to reflect the recast of prior period information due to the Pivotal acquisition in fiscal 2020, which was accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control (refer to Note A).